Cycle
From 14.05. To 08.06.2002.
Ciklus Ealing komedija
Films in cycle
Hue and Cry
(1947.)
Directed by: Charles Crichton
Synopsis:
Joe Kirby is convinced that local criminals use the comic book he reads for exchange of coded messages. It takes some time until he persuades his friend that he is right and after he succeeds, the kids become unstoppable. They set traps, but the police fall in them instead of the criminals, and they turn to the secretary who works in the newspapers that publishes the comic.
black and white, 82 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 14.05.2002 AT 19:00
Passport to Pilmico
(1948.)
Directed by: Henry Cornelius
Synopsis:
The story is set in Pimlico, a London inner neighborhood. A sudden explosion reveals a treasure and a document that claims that Pimlico is in fact a part of Burgundy. Soon, all the pubs start to work all night; there are imported goods in all stores. But, British Whitehall cannot stay neutral and soon it sets new laws and customs that isolate Pimlico…
black and white, 84 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 14.05.2002 AT 21:00
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949.)
Directed by: Robert Hamer
Synopsis:
Louis Mazzini is the son of a duke and a poor Italian singer. His path to aristocracy is not simple because there are ten people he has to eliminate to get to his goal. Louis does that using all possible means. There is also a romantic dilemma for Louis between two women…
black and white, 106 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 21.05.2002 AT 19:00
A Run for Your Money
(1949.)
Directed by: Charles Frend
Synopsis:
lec Guiness is a reporter covering the garden section and gets a task to cover the work of two miners who won the productivity award. When they arrive to town, they lose their guide and troubles begin…
black and white, 85 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 21.05.2002 AT 21:00
The Magnet
(1950.)
Directed by: Charles Frend
Synopsis:
The story is based on a series on wrong assumptions; a boy steals a magnet and believes it brings him luck. Other people try to take it for themselves… For conscience sake the boy gives the magnet to charity, but not everything is that simple…
black and white, 79 min.
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 28.05.2002 AT 19:00
The Man in the White Suit
(1951)
Directed by: Alexander MacKendrick
PHOTOGRAPHY: Douglas Slocombe
Synopsis:
Sidney Stratton discoveres a cloth that doesn’t wear out or get dirty. When the owner of the factory where Stratton works becomes aware of the dangerous competition, he tries to eliminate him. Stratton finds himself in a situation where he is a potential danger for colleagues and employees.
black and white, 85 min.
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 28.05.2002 AT 21:00
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951.)
Directed by: Charles Crichton
PHOTOGRAPHY: Douglas Slocombe
Synopsis:
Holland is a shy man about to retire and dreams of a careless life as a rich man. For twenty years he has been working as a bank agent and transports gold plates, and when he meets Pendlebury, souvenir maker, he gets an idea to make souvenirs of Eiffel tower from the gold plates and in that way smuggle them to France. Soon, Holland and Pendlebury engage two professional criminals, Lackey and Shorty, but not everything goes as planned…
black and white, 78 min.
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 04.06.2002 AT 19:00
The Titfield Thunderbolt
(1952)
Directed by: Charles Crichton
PHOTOGRAPHY: Douglas Slocombe
Synopsis:
A group of villagers tries to stand up to bureaucrats who plan to close down the local railroad line (in reality the railroad where the film was shot disappeared a few years later after the rationalization plan of the British railroad).
black and white, 84 min
PROJECTION:
Tuesday 04.06.2002 AT 21:00
The Maggie
(1953.)
Directed by: Alexander MacKendrick
Synopsis:
The skipper of a small steamboat talks a rich American Marshall into moving his furniture for his new house on the island. Very soon Marshal realizes the game he is in, tries to get hold of his properties, but learns that money just can’t buy everything …
black and white, 92 min.
PROJECTION:
Saturday 08.06.2002 AT 15:00
The Ladykillers
(1955)
Directed by: Alexander MacKendrick
PHOTOGRAPHY: Otto Heller
Synopsis:
The Ladykillers, a group of five men, are forced to live with Mrs. Wilberforce. She believes they are musicians. When they decide to get rid of the disturbance, problems arise and it seems that the greatest threat to their job is old Mrs. Wilberforce.